Rankin, Pennsylvania Weather
Rankin, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Rankin, Allegheny County.
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About Rankin, Pennsylvania
Rankin rests in a hollow where the Monongahela River’s breath, thick with the damp scent of industry and ancient earth, rises to meet the steep inclines of Allegheny County. It lies 4.8 miles west of Monroeville, PA (from Monroeville, PA: bearing 263°T), and is situated 6.4 miles east-south-east of Pittsburgh. Here, the land folds in on itself, a series of rolling hills that seem to hold the sky in their cupped hands, and the streets, laid out with a certain determined logic, follow the contours of this undulating terrain. Even on a clear day, a certain soft haze often hangs in the air, a lingering memory of the smoke that once billowed from countless stacks, lending a muted, almost sepia tone to the brick and clapboard houses that cling to the slopes. The river itself, a broad, muscular artery, flows with a steady, unhurried purpose, its surface reflecting the bruised purples and oranges of a twilight sky that often feels both vast and intimate. The history of Rankin is etched not in grand monuments, but in the grit and determination of the people who built it, primarily from the immigrant communities drawn by the promise of work in the sprawling steel mills that once dominated the landscape. The clang of hammers and the roar of furnaces are long gone, replaced by a quieter hum of commerce and a more diverse, though still predominantly working-class, population. Rankin’s economy, once fueled by the fiery heart of steel, now finds its pulse in smaller manufacturing, distribution centers, and a resilient local business scene. The distinctive character of Rankin is woven into its close-knit neighborhoods, where front porches still serve as social hubs and the rhythm of daily life is often dictated by the shared understanding of a community that has weathered its share of storms and emerged, perhaps a little weathered, but still standing.
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| Location | Rankin, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.412569°N, 79.879216°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 15104 |
| Area Code | 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rankin, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rankin, Pennsylvania, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Rankin includes coordinates 40.412569°N, 79.879216°W, situated in Allegheny County. ZIP code 15104. Telephone area code: 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
